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North Korea sends food, medical supplies to border town under coronavirus lockdown
Aug 09, 2020 12:06North Korea's ruling party has delivered food and medical supplies to residents of the border town of Kaesong after imposing a lockdown there due to the coronvirus pandemic.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 19.6 million, over 727K dead
Aug 09, 2020 08:11The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 19.6 million people and claimed the lives of over 727,000 others around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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President urges people to continue observing health protocols
Aug 09, 2020 06:20President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called on people to continue observing the health protocols, saying that the government will take a moderate approach in imposing restrictive measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus infections.
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Thousands protest against Netanyahu over COVID-19, corruption allegations
Aug 09, 2020 01:43Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in al-Quds on Saturday (August 8) as anger mounted over corruption allegations and his handling of the Coronavirus crisis.
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COVID is soaring in the US military — and it’s aiding the virus’s global spread
Aug 08, 2020 03:25American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. As The New York Times reported in a piece buried in the back pages of its July 21st edition, “The infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States military has emerged as a potential source of transmission both domestically and abroad.”
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US marks 160,000 COVID-19 deaths as economic relief talks fail in Washington
Aug 08, 2020 01:26More than 160,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Friday, as talks over an economic relief bill broke down between Democrats in Congress and the White House.
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American teachers and students mobilize in more than 35 cities to demand safe schools
Aug 07, 2020 17:47On August 3, thousands of American teachers, students, parents, educators and community members across at least 36 U.S. cities mobilized for a National Day of Resistance for safe schools.
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Iran records 2,450 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 07, 2020 11:10Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 322,567.
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US, India record highest daily deaths, cases from coronavirus
Aug 07, 2020 06:58As the new coronavirus pandemic rages on to take a heavy toll across the globe, the United States and India have registered their record daily jump in deaths and infections respectively over the past months.
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Millions of Americans facing prospect of permanent job loss: Economists
Aug 06, 2020 07:34Weeks of record job losses have left the United States with unemployment rates not seen in more than a decade, with millions of Americans facing the prospect of a permanent job loss as the resurgence of the coronavirus has caused many states to reimpose restrictions.